A second women’s bantamweight bout has been added to “UFC Fight Night 31: UFC Fight for the Troops 3.”
Amanda Nunes (8-3 MMA, 1-0 UFC) and Germaine de Randamie (4-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC) will meet on the card in two months in Kentucky. UFC officials announced the fight on Monday night.
UFC Fight Night 31 takes place Nov. 6 at Kentucky’s Fort Campbell. The bulk of the card is expected to air on FOX Sports 1 following prelims on Facebook. Nunes vs. de Randamie is likely to be part of the preliminary card.
Nunes made her UFC debut in August at UFC 163 in her native Brazil, earning a first-round TKO victory over Sheila Gaff a little more than two minutes into the fight. Prior to signing with the UFC, Nunes went 1-1 under the Strikeforce banner and 1-1 for Invicta FC. Now she looks for her first winning streak since rattling off six straight TKO finishes after loss in her pro debut.
De Randamie, too, won her UFC debut recently. In July, she took a split decision from Julie Kedzie at UFC on FOX 8 in Seattle. That fight was her return to the bantamweight division after a pair of fights at featherweight. The renowned Dutch kickboxer went 2-1 for Strikeforce before moving to the UFC with the merger of the two promotions.
With the addition, the latest UFC Fight Night 31 lineup includes:
For more on “UFC Fight Night 31: UFC Fight for the Troops 3,” check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.
(Pictured: Amanda Nunes)
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